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Training helps CCSI prepare for the worst
Active shooter incidents at schools, movie theaters and shopping malls have become frequent enough incidents in this country that training to respond to them is more prudent now than ever.…
Read MoreLanghans leaving Columbia with lasting memories
For 56 years, Ron Langhans has been serving the Columbia community. Whether as the owner of Ron’s Pharmacy — now Khoury Pharmacy — or as a school board member for…
Read MoreHigh turnout for primary election
Nearly half of Monroe County’s registered voters showed up at the polls Tuesday for the primary election, which determined five local races of interest and two important school tax measures.…
Read MoreElection preview in this week’s R-T
Two Republicans running for state senate Two candidates are vying for the Republican party nomination in the race for 58th District State Senator, as they seek to succeed longtime Republican…
Read MoreSwim by 10 program could be a life saver
There is virtually no limit to the learning offered in the exceptional schools in Monroe County schools. And a pilot program for second graders at Rogers Elementary in Waterloo goes…
Read MoreStudents learn gripping account of Holocaust
Columbia High School students sat unusually silent and uncharacteristically still for 40 minutes on Friday as they listened to Vera Emmons tell the story of her mother, Gerda Luner, and…
Read MoreRauner commits to education in budget address
One week after President Barack Obama called for bipartisanship during a speech to legislators in Springfield, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner last Wednesday spoke about his proposed 2017 fiscal year budget…
Read MoreCMS teacher to be spotlighted on PBS
For the past 22 years, Patrice Bain has been teaching at Columbia Middle School. For those 22 years, she’s been teaching social studies — currently sixth grade world history and…
Read MoreValmeyer’s rich sports history celebrated in style
The past met the present Friday night in the Valmeyer High School gym, as generations of Pirates fans gathered for the inaugural VHS Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Four…
Read MoreValmeyer school referendum back on ballot
Valmeyer School District voters will be asked to renew a referendum that provides about $300,000 in working cash annually to the district to allow it to continue to educate students…
Read MoreSchool officials explain proposed sales tax
With the state of Illinois’ financial issues, local school districts have not only been forced to cut back, but have also had to find new streams of revenue. One of…
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